I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. Amen.

The devil should not be allowed to keep all the best tunes for himself.

When questioned whether the Blessed will not be saddened by seeing their nearest and dearest tortured answers, "Not in the least."

To preach Christ is to feed the soul, to justify it, to set it free, and to save it, if it believes the preaching.

Faith is a living, daring, confidence in God's grace.

If any earthly institution or custom conflicts with God's will, it is your Christian duty to oppose it. You must never allow the transitory, evanescent demands of man-made institutions to take precedence over the eternal demands of the Almighty God.

If I am not allowed to laugh in heaven, I don't want to go there.